AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Devices

Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?

• parallelism
• repetition
• restatement
• analogy

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?

• parallelism
• repetition
• restatement
• analogy

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical device uses different words but the same idea to create clarity?

• parallelism
• repetition
• restatement
• analogy

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device uses a comparison to something very different to help someone understand a larger idea?

• parallelism
• repetition
• restatement
• analogy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In this sentence, "I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor - the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and  the rights of others." Which rhetorical device is used?

• parallelism
• restatement
• repetition
• analogy

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is most likely an example of Pathos?

• a beer commercial that has nothing to do with beer
• a company document
• a research paper

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which is most likely an example of Logos?

• a beer commercial that has nothing to do with beer
• we've been doing business for 200 years
• this new technology is the best because of its versatility, usability, etc.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A direction to the audience on what to do once they have been convinced of the position/opinion.

• personification
• anecdote
• call to action
• simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Asked more to make a point and evoke thinking of the reader, than to get an answer.

• rhetorical question
• parallelism
• hyperbole
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Phrases of sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other.

• anecdote
• parallelism
• oxymoron
• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5